Nutrition for Women, Part 1

Reproductive Health

by Dale Ames Kline, MS, RD, LD and Susan McQuillan, MS, RD

FIT106

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This course is credentialed for:Fitness (10.00 ACSM CECs)

Summary:

As a pregnant woman’s body changes, so do her nutritional needs. With early prenatal care and nutrition support, most women can expect a good pregnancy outcome. Timely assessment of a woman’s nutritional status can help ensure appropriate weight gain throughout her pregnancy and reduce risk factors for diet-related complications. Many nutritional risk factors for poor maternal and fetal outcomes can be addressed with early intervention involving simple lifestyle changes, such as adding specific types of foods to the diet or eliminating others. While broad nutritional guidelines are available to pregnant women from a variety of professional sources, compliance with a healthy diet is most likely ensured when a woman follows her own individualized meal plans that are balanced out with foods she will actually eat. A dietitian can work with pregnant clients to come up with feasible solutions for just about any nutrition issue.

Objectives:

The course will be discontinued on December 31, 2019. Please plan to finish the course by December 30th if you wish to earn credit for it.

The goal of this pregnancy and nutrition continuing education module is to teach healthcare professionals how to improve pregnancy outcomes by instructing pregnant women on proper weight gain and diet during pregnancy. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:

Recognize risk factors associated with poor pregnancy outcome.

Discuss the effect of the nutritional status of pregnant women on pregnancy outcome.

List three factors that influence the nutritional status of a pregnant woman.

Discuss the relationship of fetal development to nutrient requirements, by trimester.

Identify the proper weight gain for the pregnant woman who, at conception, is a normal weight, underweight or overweight.

Plot the weight gain of a pregnant woman on a prenatal weight gain grid.

Determine a plan of nutrient supplementation for a pregnant woman who, prior to pregnancy, is well nourished, poorly nourished or anemic.

Analyze the diet of a pregnant woman, using a food frequency form, to determine if it meets the dietary recommendations for pregnancy.

Recommend three solutions for the common complaints of pregnancy: nausea, vomiting, heartburn and constipation.

Design a diet for a woman with gestational diabetes that has the appropriate number and distribution of calories.

Explain the current treatment for preeclampsia and its rationale.

Explain the effects of maternal cigarette smoking on the fetus and pregnancy outcome.

Identify safe levels of consumption of caffeine and alcohol for the pregnant woman.

Discuss the roles of omega-3 fatty acids in fetal development and pregnancy outcome, and list four sources in the diet.

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Accreditation Information

This course is intended for an interprofessional audience, including dietitians, health educators, and fitness professionals.

Fitness professionals: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.

For the version accredited or approved for another profession, go to your specific profession at www.continuingeducation.com. If you have a CE Direct login ID and password (generally provided by your employer), please log in as you normally would at cedirect.continuingeducation.com and search for this topic title.

Relias LLC is recognized by the American Council on Exercise as a Continuing Education Specialist (provider #250164). This course is approved for 1.0 ACE CEC. ACE approval for this course expires 12/31/2019.

OnCourse Learning is recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certification Committee as an approved provider of continuing education (provider #A1074). This course is approved for 0.7 CEU of continuing education for the CSCS & NSCA-CPT.

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Professional Education Committee certifies that Nutrition Dimension meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2010 to 2013 (provider #681205). ACSM’s Professional Education Committee certifies that OnCourse Learning meets the criteria for official ACSM Approved Provider status from 2013 to December 2019 (provider #730441). This course is approved for 10.0 ACSM CECs. ACSM approved providership of these programs does not imply endorsement of the sponsoring organization’s products/services.